Mernas' photostream  

"For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to “give a meaning” to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.

To take a photograph is to hold one’s breath when all faculties converge in a face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.

To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning.

It is putting one’s head, one’s eye, and one’s heart on the same axis." -

- Henri Cartier-Bresson

Other than that, my stream is mainly full of rubbish and I need to get around to cleaning it one day.

Fact remains, All rights reserved © Mernas


Groups I've created:
Stop the WAR CRIMES against Lebanon and the OPTs: www.flickr.com/groups/48233088@N00/
The BEST OF LONDON: www.flickr.com/groups/78557771@N00/
Faces of London: www.flickr.com/groups/27321334@N00/
Brick Lane (London): www.flickr.com/groups/44989944@N00/
Graffiti portraits: www.flickr.com/groups/62378988@N00/pool/
Ethnic jewellery: www.flickr.com/groups/42074649@N00/pool/